Some assignments involve spending a fortnight living in a mud hut in the third world.
Others involve spending a fortnight in a tropical paradise.
Tony Blair is about to go on holiday.
For security reasons I can't say where.
But in the heightened security climate all the news outlets would be expecting him to respond immediately to any new terrorist incident.
So a team of journalists need to be on 24 hour standby, in the same place as the Prime Minister, so they can record and playout an interview with him in the event of something happening.
What this means in practice is that a bunch of hacks on expenses will spend a fortnight lazing around on sun loungers.
It gives a new meaning to the phrase "pool interview."
Others involve spending a fortnight in a tropical paradise.
Tony Blair is about to go on holiday.
For security reasons I can't say where.
But in the heightened security climate all the news outlets would be expecting him to respond immediately to any new terrorist incident.
So a team of journalists need to be on 24 hour standby, in the same place as the Prime Minister, so they can record and playout an interview with him in the event of something happening.
What this means in practice is that a bunch of hacks on expenses will spend a fortnight lazing around on sun loungers.
It gives a new meaning to the phrase "pool interview."
posted by Stuart at 10:40
2 Comments:
Jealous, Stuart? ;)
What if our intrepid Leader chooses to holiday somewhere close to home - does a fortnight in Skegness seem such a plum assignment?
Maybe he's going to Tuscany. Good food, comfortable weather, beautiful scenery, a town with the marvellous name of Poggibonsi - what more could a Prime Minister want? When we stayed there in the year 2000 he was staying up the road from us.
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